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Yuanli Township
苑裡鎮
Enri
Old town of Yuanli Township
Yuanli Township in Miaoli County
Yuanli Township in Miaoli County
LocationMiaoli County, Taiwan
Area
 • Total
68.25 km2 (26.35 sq mi)
Population
 (January 2023)
 • Total
43,923
Websitewww.yuanli.gov.tw Edit this at Wikidata (in Chinese)
Yuanli Township
Chinese苑裡鎮
Hanyu PinyinYuànlǐ Zhèn
Wade–GilesYüan4-li3 Chen4
Pha̍k-fa-sṳYen-lî-chṳ́n
Hokkien POJOán-lí-tìn

Yuanli Township[1] is an urban township in southwestern Miaoli County, Taiwan, occupying an area of 68.25 square kilometres (26.35 sq mi), with a population of 43,923 in January 2023.[2] Yuanli is known as "Miaoli's Granary."[citation needed]

Economy

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In the past, the economy of the township relied on the production of mats, hats and hand-made woven products.[3] However, those industries have declined due to the abundance of equivalent cheap goods.

Currently the main economic activity of the township is rice cultivation, where 3,000 hectares of the township land is made up of rice fields.[4]

Local attractions

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References

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  1. ^ 臺灣地區鄉鎮市區級以上行政區域名稱中英對照表 Glossary of Names for Administrative Divisions. Ministry of the Interior. 26 March Minguo 104 (2015). Retrieved 25 May 2018. (in Chinese)
  2. ^ 106年一月份人口統計下載區 [January 2017 Population Statistic Downloads]. mlhr.miaoli.gov.tw (in Chinese). Miaoli County Government Household Registration Service. January 2017. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  3. ^ "Miaoli: Yuanli Town". Hakka Affairs Council. 30 August 2018.
  4. ^ Taiwan Tourism Bureau (7 September 2019). "The Hidden Gems of Miaoli County". AmCham Taipei. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Culture and Tourism Buresu of Miaoli - Yuanli Township". miaolitravel.net.
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